Portable sanitary basin



C. H. WINDSOR.

PORTABLE SANITARY BAS|N. APPLICATION FlLED Nov. 13, 1917.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

C. H. WINDSOR.

PORTABLE SANITARY BASIN.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. s. 1917.

Patented Feb. 15,1921.

2 S HEETS-SHEET 2.

in i I'UNTEDLSTATES PATENT o=rce.

i OBAMES "E 'WDSOBQ- emm,

To all 'whom it may' meam.-

Be 'it known that I, CHARLES H.`Wmnson,

- wash hasins and has for its object to pro- Vide a hasin which -may he cheaply constructed; which may be readily collapsed, so' as to he of small compass and easily packed in a traveling'kit; which is adaptable to the ordinary wash howl and water supply fauc et, and which can, the, ahsence of supply faucets, he converted nto a standing hasin 'and Conveniently sup-- ported in position for use;

The hasin is designed particularl for travelers use sothat the individua can, at all times, have a sanitary and conveniently arranged hasin, the Construction being such that, when in use on the ordnary wash howl, the hasin proper does not, at

any point, contact with the howhmany of which are insanitary because of lack of v cleaning, and dangerof infection or' con- .tamination of the 'when it has become worn or soile ortahle hasin is, therefore, minimized. will he hereinafter' described hengsuch that'the Water containin -member of thehasin may he readily rep aced or renewed i .from

long use.

In the drawings herewithr,

Figure 1 is a top plan View` showng the hasin in position on a wash howl, the howl and' faucets being indicated by dotted lnes.

Fig. 2 is a side view with the hasin mem'- her in section.

Fig. 3 is a side view showing the hasin scribed, may be firmly supported upon the in use as'a standing hasin.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan vew of thehasn showing the supports folded and nested. 45

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a ortion of. the hasin showing' a slightly dfl'erent form of support.

Fig. 7

6 in place. V 4

Fig. 8 is a View artly in section show will be understood that, if

he crcular or polygonal in Outline, if dehe Construction which e s a side view partly in section showing the form of hasin shown n Fg.

Specflcation of Letters Patent; y i Patnted Febr l ligl; A ne ub filed november is, 1917; Serial no zomea Fg.`-6- in reverse position to serve as a I standing hasin... i a citizen of *the United'States, resding at made up ofaring 10 of any suitab emate'rial, as for example,` metal, and of suf- "ficient rigidity to give a firm support; the

said ring 10 heing'shown, in the present nstance, as ellptical in shepe although it esired it %may sired;

a Nested within the said ring 10, and of such size as to act as a clamping means, is

`a second ringll of 'metal or other suitable material, said' second ring ll serving to clamp the upper edge ofa fiexihle sheet 12 2 and 3. The sheet 12 may, of course,'

against the said ring .10, the said sheet 12 made of any suitable material, such as rub- `her,ruhherized cloth, water proof paper or any material which. will successfully withstand the action of water without heng disintegrated or becoming leaky. It may be, if desired, shaped to the form shown in' Fig. 2, or it may be formed of a flat sheet of material cut to proper' size to Igive the hasin the' capacity desired.

will he seen that the hasin member i formed hy "the rings` 10' and 11, and the sheet 12" rovides a construction in which the' mem er 12 may be readily renewed from time to time-when worn, broken or soled hy simply removing the slip clamping rng 11, inserting a new flexible sheet -12 and clamping it in place by means of the* removable ring 11. In order that the hasin member, just deslab or 'frame of an ordinary wash howl and in proper position 'relative to the water ring 10, and as clearly shown in Figs. 1

and 2, forma chord relative to the circumference of the ring 10, so that a ledge is provided against which the inner clamping ring 11 bears, as it clamps the sheet 12 and is thereby held from being pushed down through the ring 10.

The supports 13 are preferahly of the angular or off-set construction, shown, so as to drop the hasin below the level of the wash bowl, which wash bowl is outlined in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2, in order that the the fact that they have separate points of contact and rocking of the hasin, when in use, is avoided by reason of'the separated,

points of contact of the supports 13 with I the bowl or slab, although it maybe readily tilted to empty it. r

In Figs. 1 and 2, the hasin is shown in use With a regular wash bowl, while in Fig. 3, it is shown as resting upon a table or other suitable support, and in this use of it, the supports 13 are swung underneath the hasin proper, 'extending inwardly toward each other, and by reason of their extended and separated hearing points, firmlyuphold and support the hasin in position for use.

When the hasin i's not in use, the supports will be folded as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 by slipping the tubes 16 so as to uncover the joints 15 and permit them to hreak 'as shown, the supports 13 being 'swun in-' wardl'y on their pivots so as to lie in olded j and nested position within thecircumference of the hasin member, the flexible sheet 12 allowing the inner ends of the supports to be brought up so as to lie suhstantially within the area of the ring memberslO and 11 of the hasin.

In that form of the invention 'shown in Figs. 6 and 7, I have illustrated a slightly p difierent arrangement of supports, for n that form the supports 17 are provided with a connection 18 pivotallymounted in a lug 19 formed on the ring 10 of the hasin Inember, the leg 18 being preferably held in place by a thumb-screw 20 which will engage a' flat surface .21 on the leg 18, so as to hold the support 17 in its several positions with-` out the necessity of setting up the clamping thumb-screw 20 too tightly.

It will be seen that the supports 17 will hold the hasin firmly in the wash bowl and in the same dropped position as the 'support I shown in the other figures, and the supports may be turned and nested when the device is not in use by simply loosening the clamping screw 20 and swingingthe supports 17 to 'the position shown in dotted lnes in Figs.

, ;ll-claim:

6 and 7, and, if desired, a closer nesting of the parts may he secured by droppng the leg 18 through the lug 197 so as to bring the support to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 7, with the arms of the supports 17 close to the upper edge of the rings 10 and 11 -of the hasin member.

In this construction, the device may he readily used on a. table or other suitable support, as with the construction 'shown in `Fig'. 3, by simply 'inverting the hasin as shown in Fig. 8, in which the supports 17 serve as feet to support the hasn firmly while in use. V

In that position of the hasin, it will be observed that the sheet '12 is pouched through the rings 10 and 11 in a direction opposte from that shown in Figs. 2 and 7, which results in a hasin in which no metal parts are exposed within the area of the hasin, and-for some uses, particularly for hospital or surgical' use, where medicated solutions and washes are used, this is very desirahle,'for the reason that there are no metal parts -immersed or in contact with the medicated or antiseptic solutions being used, and there can he no .corrosion of the metal or contaminaton, by reason of Chemical actipn on the metal, of the solutions being use e It will be seen from the-foregoing, that a hasin is provided 'which may bevery cheaply constructed 'and conveniently set up; which is entirely out of contact with the regular wash bowls, many of which are `insanitary by reason of improper use and-lack of cleaning; which may be very compactly folded up so as to he Conveniently packed in atraveling kit; and which,-furthermore, is readily'convertihleto a standing hasin for use where there are no regular wash bowls and faucets. i i

.It will be understood, of course, that the present disclosure is merely illustrative, and that variations in structure and design may be made as suggested by mechanical expedient, and I do not, therefore, limit myself to thejexact construction shown.

1.' A 'portable hasin comprising a hasin member, supports each including two members arranged at an angle to each' other, one member being .so connected with the hasin member that the other member may extend horizontally beyond the periphery of the hasin member or he ositioned within the circumferential area thereof, and means for holding said member in such horizontal position when so-extended.

2. A portablehasin comprisinga hasin member, hasin supports, and a connection between said sup orts and' hasin member which permits sai supports to extend in a as suspension members or below the hasin member to act as supporting feet, said supports being foldable substantially within the horizontal planes of the hasin member when not in use.

3. A portahle hasin comprising a hasin member, arms connected to the hasin member so that they may extend upward or depend from the hasin member, each arm being provided with an extension to serve as a horizontal support forthe hasin memher in either ositon of the arm.

4. A porta le hasin comprising a hasin member and means for supporting it adapted to he positioned in rigid relation to the hasin member either in lanes above or belowthe hasin member an including members that extend substantially horizontally in opposite directions in said positions, respectively.

5. A portahle hasin comprising a hasin memher, angular supports each havng one member connected to the hasin member and its other member adapted to extend rigidly p hasin member' at in a suhstantially horizontal direction outward from the hasin member, to furnish a .laterally projecting suspension means, or

suhstantially horizontally in a plane below the hasin member to serve as a foot-like support for the hasin member.

6. A portahle hasin comprising a hasin member, angular supports hinged to the points wherehy they may occup two ositions i-elative thereto and eachi icludi ig a memher that extends ri 'dly outward from the hasin member, su stantially horizon ametrically oppositetally, when in one position and rigidly inward of the hasin member, substantially horizontally, When in the other position.

7. A portable hasin c'omprising an annu lar frame, a flexihle sheet connected at its margin tothe frame, and supports attached to the frame and constructed to extend rig A extend horizontally from the periphery of said hasin, to act as suspension members or beneath the hasin to act as supporting feet.

9. A portahle hasin comprsng a hasin member, suhstantially U -shaped supports having angularly-dsposed ends hingedly 'connected with said hasin member and adapted to extend horizontally from the pe- 'riphery of said hasin member to act as suspension members or beneath the hasin memer to act as supportin feet, said U-sha ed supports being ccllapsi le to permit foldng within the circumferential area of said hasin member when not in, use.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

- cHARLEs H. WINDSOR. 

